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About The North

A Virtual Bookshelf and Filing Cabinet

• Thomas Island: Reportedly named by George Elphinstone Dalrymple and Lieutenant J. W. Smith RN in 1860, after William H. Thomas member of the crew of the exploration vessel Santa Barbara in 1859, Queensland Place Names Database: https://www.qld.gov.au/environment/land/title/place-names/queensland-place-names-search (Requires search)